Something surprising has happened in the very beginning of this year and gardeners across the globe would surely be happy to know about this. Researchers at the ‘Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew‘ have been successful in developing a new hybrid flower from a cross between a day blooming and night blooming flower for the first [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Flower Gardening'
Electric Indigo: The First Ever Hybrid Flower from Day and Night Blooming Species
March 8th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: Botanical Garden · Day Blooming Flowers · Electric Indigo · Flower Gardening · Hybrid Flowers · Night Blooming Flowers · Water Lily
How to Grow Hybrid Teas
March 2nd, 2009 2 Comments
Hybrid tea is more popularly known as the “flower of lovers” around the world. It is a perfect long-stemmed rose variety that facilitates repeatedly flowering. In genetic terminology it is the result of hybridization of “tea-rose” and “perpetual-hybrid”.
A typical hybrid tea is a perfect choice for displaying open. It is an object that adds up [...]
Tags: Flower Gardening · gardening · Hybrid Teas · rose · Rose Gardening · Tea Rose
How to Buy Bulb-Kits Wisely
February 22nd, 2009 No Comments
This season you might be looking for something really green for your garden. Buying bulbs would be a better proposition. Instead of buying bulbs simply I would recommend that you must buy bulb-kits instead.
Bulb-kits are one of the most interesting and simplest ways to bring your outdoor garden inside in a sense.
A bulb-kit is something [...]
Tags: Bulb Kits · bulbs · Buying Bubs · Buying Bulb Kits · container gardening · Crocus Bulbs · Flower Gardening · gardening · Growing Medium · Hyacinth Bulbs · Narcissus · Paperwhite · Spring Flower Gardening
Preparing for Spring Gardening with Deciduous Plants and Shrubs
February 21st, 2009 2 Comments
Flipping through the pages of my garden book I suddenly realized that the gardening season has arrived and it is time to look for fresh plants in my garden. It is also the time for my garden shopping. The days are getting longer and warmer ahead and I must get prepared with multiple choices. Early [...]
Tags: Bare Root Plants · Cherries · container gardening · Daffodils · Deciduous plants · Early Flowering Plants · Flowering Plants · Garden Shopping · Garden Store · gardening · magnolias. Hybrid Deciduous · Nurseries · Ornamental Plants · Shrubs · Spring gardening
How to Create Fairy Garden Terrarium
December 10th, 2008 1 Comment
It is all about designing and creating with innovations and this time it is related to kid’s pleasure as well. A fairy garden is like fairy lore and your kids would certainly love to have a fairy garden terrarium. The designs and creations are simply limited to your imagination. Let us point out specific requirements [...]
Tags: Christmas Garden Gifts · Fairy Garden Terrarium · Garden Designing · Kids Gardening
How to Convert Annuals in to Perennials
November 12th, 2008 No Comments
Annuals grow, blossom, and die out in a year’s time while perennials survive over winters and get ready to grow in the next season again. The average life strategy in case of the annuals is quite fast and rapid growth after germination is a typical feature. The rate of transformation from germination to flowering and [...]
Tags: Annuals · Blossoming Flowers · Flower Garden for Your Home · flowers · Induced Gene Therapy · Perennials
Growing Sweet Peas to Add More Fragrance to Your Garden
July 23rd, 2008 No Comments
The gardeners and farmers know Sweet Peas (Lathyrus Odoratus) for hundreds of years now. Fragrance of the sweet peas is beyond comparison and simply takes you to heavens. If you are planning to grow sweet peas in your garden then you must pick the right variety. These days genetically engineered hybrid varieties are also available [...]
Tags: Blooming Sweet Peas · Flower Gardening · Growing Sweet Peas
Growing Tree Peonies: Getting Closer To the Nature’s Love
July 7th, 2008 1 Comment
The beauty and elegance of tree peonies is simply beyond any comparison. Just imagine almost six feet high plants loaded with a hundred large blowsy blooms of snow white, pink, purple, and lemon yellow flowers covering a prominent space in your garden! Your visitors just cannot pass without praising your sense of gardening with love. [...]
Tags: Flower Gardening · Tree Peonies
Tips on How to Re-Pot and Divide Orchids
June 29th, 2008 1 Comment
A gardener growing orchids in the garden knows when to re-pot it. However, for someone who is a beginner with this lovely plant ,it is very important to know when the leaves and bulbs start getting packed completely in to the pot in such a way that it becomes bulging. At this stage, you should [...]
Tags: Flower Gardening · Orchids Gardening · Tips on Re-Potting Orchids
Growing Lovely Thryptomene Shrubs in Your Garden
June 24th, 2008 No Comments
“Plant Genus Thryptomene” represents almost 40 different types of plant species of evergreen shrubs.Thryptomene is a Greek nomenclature, which means ‘coy’ or ‘prudish’. It is named on its appearance because when you see the shrub for the first time it will appear like coy or prudish.
Thryptomene is a native plant to western, central, and [...]
Tags: Flower Gardening · Flowering Plants · indoor gardening · Shrubs Gardening · Thryptomene Flowers
My name is Bill Stanley and I have been a home gardener for over 20 years. I enjoy sharing my gardening tips with friends and family, as well as the rest of the world!